Grand Vin de Château Latour 2010 is an iconic wine from Bordeaux from the legendary winery Latour. Latour 2010 is considered one of the best wines from Bordeaux of the 21st century (so far, of course). We have a limited stock of this wine in our wine cellar in the original Latour cases of one bottle. Chateau Latour 2010 is made from three grapes: Carbernet Sauvignon (90.5%),  Merlot (9.5%) and  Petit Verdot (0.5%). It is a perfect Bordeaux: very complex, powerful, refined and elegant. A wine with a full body and aromas of blackberries, blackcurrant, truffle, espresso and hints of spiciness.

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This unique wine receives the perfect score of 99 – 100 points from many wine critics: 100 Wine Advocate / 100 Suckling / 100 Vinous / 100 Decanter / 99 Wine Enthusiast / 99 Wine Spectator / 19 Robinson.

Château Latour 2010 is a wine approaching perfection. Incredibly pure, with concentrated cassis and plum fruit carving a very precise path, while embers of anise, violets, and black cherry jam form a beautiful backdrop. Powerful, taut, and with an incredibly long finish. The wine is ready to drink now but can also age and improve for many more years. Drinkable until at least 2050 and perhaps even much longer.

Wine Advocate (100/100) “The 2010 Latour is deep garnet in color, and—WOW—it erupts from the glass with powerful crème de cassis, Black Forest cake and blackberry pie scents plus intense sparks of dried roses, cigar boxes, fragrant earth and smoked meats with aniseed and crushed rocks wafts. Full-bodied, concentrated and oh-so-decadent in the mouth, it has a firm, grainy texture and lovely freshness carrying the rich, opulent fruit to an epically long finish. It is incredibly tempting to drink now, but I suspect this hedonic experience isn’t a scratch on the mind-blowing, otherworldly secrets this time capsule will have to reveal given another 7-10 years in bottle and continuing over the following fifty years++.”

Robert Parker (100/100): “One of the perfect wines of the vintage, Frederic Engerer challenged me when I tasted the 2010One of the perfect wines of the vintage, Frederic Engerer challenged me when I tasted the 2010 Latour at the estate, asking, “If you rate the 2009 one hundred, then how can this not be higher?” Well, the scoring system stops at 100, (and has for 34 years,) and will continue for as long as I continue to write about wine. Nevertheless, this blend of 90.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9.5% Merlot, and .5% Petit Verdot hit 14.4% natural alcohol and represents a tiny 36% of their entire production. The pH is about 3.6, which is normal compared to the 3.8 pH of the 2009, that wine being slightly lower in alcohol, hence the combination that makes it more flamboyant and accessible. The 2010 is a liquid skyscraper in the mouth, building layers upon layers of extravagant, if not over-the-top richness with its hints of subtle charcoal, truffle, blackberry, cassis, espresso and notes of toast and graphite. Full-bodied, with wonderfully sweet tannin, it is a mind-boggling, prodigious achievement that should hit its prime in about 15 years, and last for 50 to 100.

There is no denying the outrage and recriminations over the decision by the Pinault family and their administrator, Frederic Engerer, to pull Latour off the futures market next year. However, you can still buy these 2010s, although the first two wines are not likely to be released until they have more maturity, which makes sense from my perspective. Perhaps Latour may have offended a few loyal customers who were buying wines as futures, but they are trying to curtail all the interim speculation that occurs with great vintages of their wines (although only God knows what a great vintage of future Latour will bring at seven or eight years after the harvest). As a set of wines, the 2010s may be the Pinaults’ and Engerer’s greatest achievements to date. Of course, I suspect the other first-growth families won’t want to hear that, nor will most of the negociants in Bordeaux, but it’s just the way things are. Frederic Engerer, by no means the most modest of administrators at the first growths, thinks it would be virtually impossible to produce a wine better than this, and he may well be correct. If they gave out Academy Awards for great performances in wine, the Pinaults and Engerer would certainly fetch a few in 2010. P.S. Just so you don’t worry, Engerer offered up the 2009 next to the 2010 to see if I thought it was still a 100-point wine, and yes, ladies and gentlemen, it still is. Latour at the estate, asking, “If you rate the 2009 one hundred, then how can this not be higher?” Well, the scoring system stops at 100, (and has for 34 years,) and will continue for as long as I continue to write about wine. Nevertheless, this blend of 90.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9.5% Merlot, and .5% Petit Verdot hit 14.4% natural alcohol and represents a tiny 36% of their entire production. The pH is about 3.6, which is normal compared to the 3.8 pH of the 2009, that wine being slightly lower in alcohol, hence the combination that makes it more flamboyant and accessible. The 2010 is a liquid skyscraper in the mouth, building layers upon layers of extravagant, if not over-the-top richness with its hints of subtle charcoal, truffle, blackberry, cassis, espresso and notes of toast and graphite. Full-bodied, with wonderfully sweet tannin, it is a mind-boggling, prodigious achievement that should hit its prime in about 15 years, and last for 50 to 100.

There is no denying the outrage and recriminations over the decision by the Pinault family and their administrator, Frederic Engerer, to pull Latour off the futures market next year. However, you can still buy these 2010s, although the first two wines are not likely to be released until they have more maturity, which makes sense from my perspective. Perhaps Latour may have offended a few loyal customers who were buying wines as futures, but they are trying to curtail all the interim speculation that occurs with great vintages of their wines (although only God knows what a great vintage of future Latour will bring at seven or eight years after the harvest). As a set of wines, the 2010s may be the Pinaults’ and Engerer’s greatest achievements to date. Of course, I suspect the other first-growth families won’t want to hear that, nor will most of the negociants in Bordeaux, but it’s just the way things are. Frederic Engerer, by no means the most modest of administrators at the first growths, thinks it would be virtually impossible to produce a wine better than this, and he may well be correct. If they gave out Academy Awards for great performances in wine, the Pinaults and Engerer would certainly fetch a few in 2010. P.S. Just so you don’t worry, Engerer offered up the 2009 next to the 2010 to see if I thought it was still a 100-point wine, and yes, ladies and gentlemen, it still is.”

Château Latour is one of the oldest wineries in France.

Chateau Latour is one of the oldest wineries in France. Located in Pauillac in Bordeaux, just 300 meters from the banks of the Gironde, this riverbed has had a major influence on the composition of the soil over time, giving it the complexity for which the Latour terroir is known. Furthermore, the proximity of the large body of water ensures a moderate temperature and protects the vineyards from extreme cold.

The history of Chateau Latour in brief

Château Latour was already mentioned in a document from 1331. However, the château truly became famous when Alexandre de Ségur acquired the estate in the late 17th century, as a result of successive marriages and inheritances. This Alexandre, and later his son, Nicolas-Alexandre, had foresight… They purchased several important vineyards in the Médoc, including Lafite and Mouton. In the early 18th century, English aristocrats developed an interest in exceptional Bordeaux wines. The wines of the Médoc, including Château Latour, excelled in terms of price and quality. Consequently, the wine was already very well known and highly appreciated among connoisseurs. The vineyards were expanded more and more, and in 1855 the château obtained Premier Cru status in the official classification. Until 1962, Château Latour was exclusively in the hands of the Ségur family. However, the large number of heirs resulted in the sale of the majority of the shares to the British Pearson and Allied Lyons group at the time.

In 1993, François Pinault (of the luxury house Kering and the investment company Aremis) purchased 93% of Château Latour, while the remaining 7% stayed with the Ségur family. Pinault elevated the estate to an even higher level by renovating the barrel room, the facilities, and even the storerooms. In his pursuit of perfection, he also created a new aging cellar in 2012. He also decided to no longer sell the wines “en primeur.” This also resulted in a significantly higher margin.

The wines are of excellent quality year after year and intended to last a lifetime. Full, concentrated, and rich are the keywords. Absolute Class. The average age of the vines is over 50.